Machine for gathering cotton-squares.



No. 889,707. V

K. 8. BUNT-ING. MACHINE FOR GATHERING COTTON SQUARES.

APPLIOATIOH FILED 001..1, 1907. L

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m T MN U h "D L m [WITNESSES KARL SAXTON BUNTING, OF MOULTON, TEXAS.

' MACHINE FOR GATHERING COTTON-SQUARES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 2, 1908.

Application filed October 1, 1907. Serial No. 395,380.

Referring to the drawings forming a part hereof, Figure 1 is a section on the line 11 of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the machine. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a rear View of the machine; and Fig. 5 is a detail of the awl and ratchet connection between the w reel and the axle.

My improvement is designed to gather up cotton squares which have been punctured by the boll weevil, and to pass the gathered squares between a set of rollers which ress the squares, thus killing the eggs ant the insects.

The machine com rises a frame A composed of longitudina bars a connected by cross bars a, a tongue a being connected to the central longitudinal bar and the front cross bar, for the purpose of drawing the machine. An axle a is journaled on the frame .and to each end of the axle is secured a wheel (L A bracket a is connectedwvith the rear of the frame at one corner thereof, as shown in Fig. 2, and a seat a is supported,by the bracket. Brackets a are connected/with the intermediate longitudinal bar and one of the side bars, and journaled on the brackets is a fan shaft B, provided with vanes b, the vanes being inclosed by a casing I), having outlet and. mlct openings for a purpose to be presentl described.

T 1e inlet opening of the casing has connected thereto a supply pipe I), which leads to the rear of the machine and bifurcates as at b the branches b diverging from each other and thence extending parallel to a oint adjacent to the ground, as shown in l ig. 1, the lower end of each of thebranchcs being provided with an enlarged mouth I).

A gauze container 1)" is connected with the outlet of the fan casing, and extends forwardly therefrom, and a pair of rolls C are arranged at the outlet of the container, the

said rolls extending entirely across the out let, closing it except for the passage between the.r0lls.- 1 i g The fan shaft B is provided on its inner end outside of the casing with a pinion b, mcshing with a ear wheel b on a stud shaft 1;, supported y the brackets a, and the stud shaft is provided with a pinion b meshin with a gear wheel I) on another stud she 15 I)", also supported bythe bracket. The stud shaft b" is provided with a pinion b meshing with a gear wheel I) on the axle a of the frame. I The fan shaftB is also provided with a 111- ley I) connected by a belt 17" with a p ey b onthe shaft of the upper roll. A bracketa is arranged at the rear of the machine for supporting the supply pipe 6 and the wheels a are connected to the axle a by a pawl and ratchet mechanism, the mechanism being so arranged as to constrain the axle to turn with the wheels when the machine is moved forwardly, and to release the axle when the machine is moved rearwardly. This coilstruction is shown in Fig. 5, the wheel a beilig provided with an annular series of depressions a forming ratchet teeth, and the axle a beii .g traversed by an opening in which is slidaby arrangedapin a adapted to en age the tee 1.

I110 cration, the machine isc iven throu ,h the fie d with the mouths of the branches the supply pipe adjacent to the groun' The movement of the machine puts the f n in motion, creating a draft through the supply pipe, which picks up the puncturtzd'QO squares, and the current of air passes thenr. through the fan casing and into the peri forated container, from which the air escapes. j Y The squares are forced out between the rolls, which press and kill the eggs and insects.

I claim:

'1. A device of the class described, comprising a frame, an axle j ournaled on the rame, whcelson the ends of the axle, brackets on the frame, a fan comprising a shaft provided with vanes journaled on the brackets, a casing provided with an outlet inclosing the fan, an inlet pipe in connection with the casing, said pipe passing to the rear of the machine and dividing into branches, said branches leading to the sides of the frame and terminating in an enlarged mouth, a pair of co-acting rolls journalcd on the frame in front of the fan casing, a gauge container leading from the outlet of the casing to t. rolls and opening therebetwcen, a driving c nection between the axle hnd the fan sl and a driving connection between the fan sh aft and the rolls.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a frame, a fan easing supported on the frame, a fan comprising a shaft provided with vanes journaled in thecasing, said cas ing being provided with an inlet and an outlet, a pipe connected with the inlet and passing to the rear of the frame and dividing into branches, said branches leading to the sides of the frame and terminating in an enlarged mouth, rolls journaled on the frame in front of the fan casing, a gauz container leading; from the outlet of the casing to the rolls and opening therebetween, a driving connection between the axle and the lan shalt, and a driv'im connection between the fan shaft and the r0 3. A device of the class described, comrising a frame, wheels for supportingthe frame, a fan easing on the frame, a fan in the casing, an inlet pipe in connection with the casing, said pipe passing to the rear of the machine and dividing into branches, the branches leading to the sides of the frame and terminating in an enlarged mouth, rolls journaled on the frame in front of the casing,

a gauze container leading from the casing to the rolls and opening therebetween, means lor drivmg the inn, and means for driving the rolls.

4. A device of the class described, com-' KARL SAXION BUNTING.

H itnesses:

W. G. LEAZAR,

1 J. BUOEK, 

